John Escreet - Escreet, John : Sound Shapes & Structures - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pianist John Escreet, hailed by Time Out London as a Inchtransatlantic jazz genius,Inch continues his artistic ascent with the bold, exploratory album Seismic Shift.It is Escreet's ninth album as a leader but his first at the helm of a trio, and also one of the first to see since his move to the West Coast in early 2020. The UK native, former Brooklynite and now Los Angeles transplant teams up with fellow Angelenos Eric Revis (bass) and Damion Reid (drums) for a set brimming with fire and invention.Seismic Shift offers ground- shaking evidence that Escreet, with his limitless technique, harmonic imagination and refined grasp of the improviser's art, ranks as one of the top pianist- auteurs of our time. Equally at home in mainstream, electric, avant-garde and world jazz contexts, he has also built a reputation as a versatile sideman and collaborator with credits including Antonio Sanchez, Tyshawn Sorey, Amir ElSaffar, David Binney, and Evan Parker to name a few.Study No. 1EquipoiseOutward and UpwardRDPerpetual LoveDigital TulipsSeismic ShiftQuick ResetThe Water Is Tasting worse Album Tracks 1. Study No. 1 2. Equipoise 3. Outward and Upward 4. RD 5. Perpetual Love 6. Digital Tulips 7. Seismic Shift 8. Quick Reset 9. Water Is Tasting Worse

Album Tracks 1. The Unknown (Part 1) 2. The Unknown (Part 2)

John Escreet's Criss Cross debut is one of the singular recordings in the Criss Cross catalog. Out of Doncaster, England, and a New Yorker since 2006, the 26-year-old pianist-composer deploys the talents of New York first-callers David Binney, who incorporates live electronics into the flow as well as his alto sax, Eivind Opsvik on bass, and Nasheet Waits on drums. Synthesizing a broad template of sources into his own sonic vision, Escreet presents a stimulating, kinetic, heady program that solidifies his reputation as a musical ground breaker rooted in the verities of groove and high craft. Album Tracks 1. Exception to the Rule 2. Redeye 3. Collapse 4. They Can See 5. Escape Hatch 6. Wide Open Spaces 7. Electrotherapy 8. The Water Is Tasting Worse 9. Restlessness 10. Wayne's World